PCmover Enterprise Tutorial:  File Based Migration Method

Overview:  Some migration scenarios will require you to run a transfer even when you don’t have a way to directly connect the two PCs.  In these scenarios, PCmover allows you to run a migration and save it as a file to a specified location.  That file can then be uploaded to the new PC when ready or convenient.


Tutorial:  This tutorial is designed to show how to modify a policy file so it can automatically save the PCmover migration to a predetermined folder location on your network. 

1. Open the PCmover Enterprise Policy Manager and navigate to the policy file you wish to modify (default policy file is MasterPoilcy.pol). 
2. Select the “Connections” tab
3. Next to the “Enable Storage Device Transfer”, select the “Configure” button
4. Under the “Van” field, enter the relative or absolute location for the directory with which you wish to save the PCmover Moving Van files (i.e. - \\network\PCmoverFolder\%USERNAME%.pcv)
5. 1. Environment variables are supported in file naming convention - %USERNAME% or %COMPUTERNAME% - but make sure to add .pcv as this is the PCmover File Type.
   2. Use Snapshot and Snapshot – These options are available if you wish to provide PCmover with a snapshot of the new PC.  This can help create a smaller file size so no duplicate files or applications are saved from the old PC.
   3. Span Size and Span Notify – These options allow you to define how big PCmover should save incremental files and whether you should be notified.  This option is good for burning CD/DVD to make the transfer
6. Go to File -> Save to update your policy file.

PCmover Enterprise Client Tutorials

• General PCmover Enterprise Client Overview (2:26)
• Run PCmover Enterprise Client from Network or External Drive
• Pre-Migration Checklist

Policy Manager Tutorials

• General Policy Manager Overview (4:38)
• Saving a Master Policy File (0:50)
• Creating an Application Filter list policies (0:37)
• Creating a Directory Filter list policies (0:48)
• Predefine User Mapping policies (1:08)
• Configuring a policy for a File Based migration (1:22)
• Hiding the User Interface, Messages and other elements (0:57)
• Setting up email notifications and messages (1:02)
• Enabling auto-generated reports (1:27)

Documentation (PDF)

• PCmover Enterprise Reviewers Guide
• PCmover Enterprise Administrator Guide